Fukui Prefectural Varve Museum
In Japanese: 福井県年縞博物館
A museum showing the varves of Lake Suigetsu, striped lakebed sediment laid down over 70,000 years. The full 45 m record, a world standard for dating, is displayed like stained glass.
Nearby
- Mikata Five Lakes & Rainbow Line Summit Park ≈ 15 min by car
- Uriwari Falls ≈ 35 min by car
- Kumagawa-juku ≈ 35 min by car
- Myotsuji Temple ≈ 40 min by car
- Makino Metasequoia Avenue ≈ 40 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- About 30 min walk from JR Mikata Sta. (about 5 min by taxi)
- Fee
- Adults ¥500, elementary to high school ¥200
- Good to know
- 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Tuesdays (next day if a holiday) and Dec 29–Jan 2; open daily in Golden Week and the summer holidays
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info